西元1896年起，日人開始在臺灣規劃設置測候所，展開觀測作業，以氣象科學的角度而言，120多年的氣象觀測資料見證了臺灣氣候變遷，然而以歷史、人文、社會和民生的角度而言，120 年來的天氣變化則影響所有在這裡生活的人。
每個氣象站都有其觀測歷史中極端的觀測紀錄，其常伴隨一場重大的天氣災害事件，造成生命財產的損失，重創原本的生活環境。在大量公共設施與民房遭破壞後，公部門展開的災後重建也會從此改變當地後續發展，可知重大天氣事件的影響深遠。
本計畫將先以南部氣象站極端觀測記錄為出發，收集相關氣象史料，建立天氣事件的輪廓，並蒐集當時的相關文史資料，透過跨領域的資料解讀，還原該天氣事件對當時社會民生的影響。 Since 1896, Japanese people have begun planning and setting up a weather station in Taiwan to start observation operations. From the perspective of meteorological science, the meteorological observations of more than 120 years have witnessed climate changes in Taiwan. However, in terms of history, humanities, society and people's livelihood, the 120-year weather changes affect all those who live here.
Each weather station has an extreme observation record in its observation history, often accompanied by a major weather disaster causing loss of life and property and damaging the original living environment. After a large number of public facilities and houses have been destroyed, the post-disaster reconstruction carried out by the public sector will also change the local follow-up development. It is known that the impacts of major weather events are far-reaching.
The project will start with the extreme observation records of the southern weather stations, collect relevant meteorological historical materials, establish the outline of weather events, and collect relevant cultural and historical data at that time. Through the interdisciplinary data interpretation, the impacts of the weather event on the people's livelihood at that time are restored.
